BodyMind-ED

22/01/2026

08/01/2026

Chase less, be more grateful 🙏
Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s neurological training. 🧠✨

We live in a time of extraordinary progress.
Longer lives. Better medicine. More knowledge than ever before.
And yet—Stress, anxiety, and emotional overload are rising, not falling.

From a brain–body perspective, this isn’t a mystery.
Modern life keeps our nervous system in alert mode, not in regulation.
One of the simplest, evidence-backed ways to shift that state?
Gratitude.

Why gratitude changes more than your mood:
Practicing gratitude isn’t positive thinking. It’s neuroplasticity in action.

Regular gratitude practices help to:
Stabilise emotional regulation, reduce stress reactivity, improves focus and decision-making, it Increases resilience during change.
And also very important, it supports sleep, immunity, and heart health, as well strengthens connections and empathy.

In short: it trains your system to move from survival → adaptability.

So, what happens in the brain? Research shows that gratitude activates and strengthens key brain areas:
Brain area Why it matters?
Hippocampus Memory, learning, perspective

Amygdala Emotional safety & threat response

Prefrontal cortex Regulation, empathy, clarity

Gratitude also increases dopamine and serotonin production
→ more calm, motivation, and emotional balance
→ less cortisol-driven stress loops

Over time, the brain learns: this state is safe to return to.
Gratitude as a daily nervous system practice
You don’t need more time. You need consistency and simplicity.

So just try one (or combine):
Micro-journaling
Write 3 things that supported you today — body, mind, or environment

Reflective contrast
Notice where you were → where you are now

Gratitude + breath
One slow exhale per thing you’re thankful for

Visual anchors
Notes, objects, or images that remind your system of safety and progress

Express it
Saying “thank you” out loud reinforces social regulation pathways

The Bodyminded view
Gratitude is not politeness. It’s training your brain and nervous system to recognise safety, capacity, and support. Start small.Practice daily.
Let your system learn a new default. Your brain will follow.
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Where neuroscience meets lived experience 💫

08/12/2025

The wall sit protocol for blood pressure involves holding an isometric squat against a wall, ideally for 4 sets of 2 minutes each, with 2 minutes of rest in between, repeated three times per week, to significantly lower high blood pressure, as isometric exercises like wall sits are proven most effective for this purpose, engaging muscles while blood flow is restricted and then released, prompting vessel relaxation and blood pressure reduction. Want to know more ? We have online appointments, just text or call.

30/11/2025

Feeling a bit… backed up?
Meet your tiny green heroes: KIWIS! 🥝✨**

When your system slows down, waste just hangs around longer than it should. That’s why regularity matters — ideally even after each meal (yep, your body *loves* rhythm!).

And here’s the fun part…
When people shift to more plant-rich meals, they often call saying:
“Help, I’m suddenly going to the toilet more!”
Good news: your body is simply doing what it’s designed to do. 🎉

**Why kiwis?**
Because two a day can get things moving again — gently, naturally, joyfully.

**🥝 What makes kiwis magic?**

* Rich in soluble + mucinous fibres
* Support smoother digestion
* Naturally encourage daily rhythm
* Packed with vitamin C
* Help reduce oxidative stress
* Boost food diversity (your gut microbiome loves this!)

**Simple tip:**
👉 Add **2 kiwis a day** for 1–2 weeks and notice the shift.

Let your body feel lighter, clearer and more supported — one juicy green bite at a time.
🥝💚✨ and still need a little help? Come for some visceral treatments and applied neurology to reset the system

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25/11/2025

So much of what controls how we move and heal doesn’t live in our muscles — it lives in our nervous system, in how the brain processes sensory information, and in how it responds to movement.

In neuroscience, vision and balance dominate our brain’s focus: when our eyes are open, up to two-thirds of our brain’s electrical activity is dedicated to visual processing, and the systems that manage balance (like the vestibular system) are also deeply integrated with motor control.

That means the “software” running our movement is massively built around what our eyes see and how our balance system feels. The brain has to perceive “SAFE to move”! Otherwise, the threshold of pain perception changes as a safety is the base of our survival.

So, what does the future of brain-based treatment really look like?
Let’s stop viewing pain and injury as just “hardware” problems (weaker muscles, tight tissue). Instead, start treating them as “software” issues — disorders of neurological communication. We retrain how the brain senses the body, and how it sends commands to move — improving the quality of those commands, not just the strength.

So, rather than forcing muscles, we wake up and sharpen the feedback loops between joints and brain: enhancing joint mobility, refining proprioception, by tuning visual and vestibular input. Ultimately, we build a smarter, more efficient nervous system — one that coordinates movement more precisely, adapts more quickly, and reduces pain more sustainably. That’s what brain-based treatment and training is.

In short: the future of injury treatment is not just about building muscle. It’s about upgrading the brain’s software. When we tune in to how your nervous system truly works — using your joint sensors, your vision, and your balance — healing and performance don’t just improve.
They transform.

16/11/2025

02/11/2025

02/11/2025

Yes you can book. Special deal in November for Aussies online, back in January for in person treatments and yoga therapy

30/10/2025

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